16 things Trump and his team did this week
The third week of Donald Trump's second term has been marked by more major action from the US president and his team
16 things Trump and his team did this weekThe third week of Donald Trump's second term has been marked by more major action from the US president and his team
From announcing US goals on the future of Gaza and massively slashing the US agency for foreign aid to intervening in a golf dispute and banning transgender women from female sports competitions, Trump, his adviser Elon Musk and the rest of his team have pressed on with their agendaAt a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday, Trump said the US would "take over" and "own" Gaza, resettling its Palestinian population in the process.
Trump proposed developing the territory, devastated after 15 months of war between Israel and Hamas, into the "Riviera of the Middle East".
"The Gaza Strip would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting," Trump repeated on social media on Thursday, reiterating the idea would mean resettling Palestinians who currently live there.Trump suggested the displacement would be permanent, but administration officials later suggested any relocation would be only temporary.
Any forced deportation of civilians would be a violation of international law.Read Jeremy Bowen's take on Trump's vision for Gaza, Donald Trump signs an executive order surrounded by children in a photo illustration with red, white and blue stripes behind. The third week of Donald Trump's second term has been marked by more major action from the US president and his team
From announcing US goals on the future of Gaza and massively slashing the US agency for foreign aid to intervening in a golf dispute and banning transgender women from female sports competitions, Trump, his adviser Elon Musk and the rest of his team have pressed on with their agend
At a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday, Trump said the US would "take over" and "own" Gaza, resettling its Palestinian population in the processTrump proposed developing the territory, devastated after 15 months of war between Israel and Hamas, into the "Riviera of the Middle East
"The Gaza Strip would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting," Trump repeated on social media on Thursday, reiterating the idea would mean resettling Palestinians who currently live ther
Trump suggested the displacement would be permanent, but administration officials later suggested any relocation would be only temporar
Any forced deportation of civilians would be a violation of international laead Jeremy Bowen's take on Trump's vision for Gaza Why does Trump want to take over Gaza and could he do,
Can Trump really take ownership of GazaThe move comes after workers were asked to stay out of the agency's Washington DC headquarters earlier this weeCutbacks at the agency have upended the global aid system, with hundreds of programmes already frozen in countries around the world.
The Trump administration reportedly intends to merge the agency, which distributes billions of dollars in aid globally, with the state department, as Secretary of State.
